Definition
A mount or coordinate system for telescopes that uses altitude (up-down angle) and azimuth (horizontal angle) to locate celestial objects.
Etymology
Formed from 'altitude' (from Latin 'altus' meaning high) combined with 'azimuth' (from Arabic 'as-sumut' meaning directions); a modern astronomical term blending European and Arabic terminology.
Kelly Says
The altazimuth mount is actually simpler than the equatorial mount used by astronomers for centuries—it only needs to move up/down and left/right, which is why modern computerized telescopes switched back to it!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰማይ 方向
semaye firaqion
ARالعربية
الزاوية العلوية
al-zawiyatu al-'uluwiyyah
CACatalà
alazimut
ah-la-zee-moot
CSČeština
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
DADansk
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
DEDeutsch
Höhenwinkel
hoh-n-vin-kel
ELΕλληνικά
αλταζιμούθ
al-ta-zee-mooth
ESEspañol
alzazima
al-sah-zee-mah
FAفارسی
الزاوية العلوية
al-zawiyatu al-'uluwiyyah
FISuomi
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
FRFrançais
alazimut
ah-lah-zee-mooth
GUGU
ઉપર-દિશા
u-par-di-sha
HEעברית
אלטאזים
alt-a-zee-meem
HIहिन्दी
उच्च-दिशा
ooch-dee-shah
HUMagyar
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
IDBahasa Indonesia
alazimut
ah-lah-zee-moot
ITItaliano
alazimut
ah-lah-zee-mooth
JA日本語
高度方位角
kōdō hōjō-kaku
KKKK
алтазимут
alta-zi-moot
KO한국어
고도 방위각
go-do bang-wi-gak
MRMR
उंच-दिशा
oonch-di-sha
MSBahasa Melayu
alazimut
ah-lah-zee-moot
MYမြန်မာ
အလျား-တည်
a-l-ya-t-dei
NLNederlands
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
NONorsk
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
PAPA
ਉੱਚ-दिਸ਼ਾ
ooch-di-sha
PLPolski
alazimut
ah-la-zee-moot
PTPortuguês
alazimute
ah-lah-zee-moo-teh
RORomână
alazimut
ah-la-zee-moot
RUРусский
аль paziмут
al-pa-zee-moot
SVSvenska
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
SWKiswahili
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
TAதமிழ்
உயர்திசை
uyar-ti-sai
TEతెలుగు
ఎత్తు దిశ
ett-tu di-sha
TLTL
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
TRTürkçe
altazimut
al-ta-zee-moot
UKУкраїнська
аль paziмут
al-pa-zee-moot
URاردو
الزاوية العلوية
al-zawiyatu al-'uluwiyyah
VITiếng Việt
azimut cao độ
ah-zee-moot cao do
ZH中文
天顶方位角
tiān dǐng fāngwèi jiǎo
ZUZU
altazimuth
al-ta-zee-moot